Editing Termnology

Editing Terminology

Transition: How a shot goes from one-to-another.

Continuity editing: One of the most common forms of editing, continuity devices are used to make the edit appear smooth so as to not distract the viewer from the narrative.

Axis match: The angle of the camera remains the same from shot to shot.

Cross out/Parallel out: Editing that alternates between two or more scenes happening at the same time.

Direction match: The direction of a person or object is consistent across out.

Dissolve: Shot A gradually fades and is replaced with shot B a momentary superimposition of both shots.

Duration and pacing: The length and rhythm of shots.

Long take: Shot that continues for a long time - could be a tracking shot that follows  characters or could just be a shot that doesn't end over 40 seconds.

Eye-line match: A cut where characters appear to look at each other because of the direction of their glances.

Fade-in: A gradual lightening of the image from black to light.

Fade-out: Gradual darkening of image to black.

Graphic match: Any juxtaposition of graphically similar images.

Iris-in: Image gradually appears from blackness through an expanding circle.

Iris-out: Reverse of above

Movement match: Action begun in one shot is continued/ completed in the next.

Wipe: One image replaced with another - usually vertically but take other shapes.

Straight cut: Two shots joined together with no obvious continuety device.

Sound Bridge: SOUND LINKS IMAGES THROUGH CONTINUING BETWEEN TWO SHOTS

CGI: Computer generated images.

Slow motion/fast motion: Images slow downed or speeded up.